OECT 13, 263 (P385792)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1933-0223 + Ashm 1933-0224

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz)#? sila3 zi3-gu 3(disz) sila3 dabin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga_ na-ap-ta#-an# ka#-[s,a-tim]
2. _2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 3(disz) sila3 dabin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga_ na-ap-ta-an li-li-a-[tim]
3. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz us2-sa_ szi-ka-ri-sza sza qe-re-eb bi-tim
4. sza na-ap-ta-an ka-s,a-tim
5. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz us2_ PAD szi-ka3-ri sza qe-re-[eb bi]-tim
6. sza na-ap-ta-an li-li-a-tim
7. _1(ban2) dabin 1(ban2) kasz us2_ PAD szi-ka-ri e-lu-tim u2 sza-ap-lu-[tim]
8. sza na-ap-ta-an ka-s,a-tim
9. _1(ban2) dabin 1(ban2) kasz us2_ PAD szi-ka-ri e-[lu-tim u2 sza-ap-lu-tim]
10. sza na-ap#-ta-an li-[li-a-tim]
11. _1(ban2)#? dabin# sza u4 1(disz)-kam_
12. [...] _gur sze_ na-ap-ta-an [...]
13. u3 PAD szi-ka3-ri sza _mu [n-kam]_
14. _[n] sila3# ninda_ mu-ut-qu2-u2 _1(ban2) kasz us2 siskur2 iti 1(disz)-kam_
15. _n sila3# ninda_ mu-ut-qu2-u2 _1(ban2) kasz us2 siskur2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
16. [...] _dabin-ba_ nap!-ta-an _iti 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ u2 _u4 6(disz)-[kam]_
17. [...] _3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze_ sza ka-lum u2 _zi3-esza_ sza _mu 1(disz)-kam_
18. _3(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur sze-ba_ x-sza-ta-tum
19. _ninda_ mu-ut-qu2-u2 _kasz us2 siskur2_ ka-lum u2 _zi3-esza#_
20. [...] _sze# sza3-gal 5(disz) TIM? kislah 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta#-am3#_ sza _mu 1(disz)-kam#_
21. [... _u4] 2(disz)-kam_ [...] _3(ban2) sze-a#-am3# [sza mu 1(disz)-kam]_
22. [...] x _ta-am3_ x? u3 sza-ap-li-[ti ...] x-ra
23. [...] _sze#-ta-am3# [sza mu 1(disz)?]-kam#_
24. [...] x x A [...]-ra-szu
25. [...] _sze#-ta-am3_ sza _[mu 1(disz)]-kam#_
26. [...]-ib-bi-tim u3 [...]
27. [...] _sze#-ta-am3_ sza _mu 1(disz)-kam#_
28. [...] PAD#_ szi-ka3-[ri ...]
29. [...] sza [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _gur# sze-ba 1(disz) sila3#_ x sza _mu 1(disz)-kam_
2'. _2(asz)#? gur sze-ba 3(disz) sipa udu hi-a_ sza _mu 1(disz)-kam_
3'. _1(asz)#? 1(barig) gur sze-ba 1(disz) {munus}i3-du8 KA? lu2_ {d}ki-<ti-tum>
4'. _1(asz)#? gur ninda kasz_ ta!-ku-ul-tum! sza na-ab-ri-i
5'. _n gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2_ sza _egir-gu4 hi-a dumu_ at-ku-up#-pu#-tim#
6'. [...] _gur a2 gurusz-sze-kin-tar sza mu 1(disz)-[kam]_
7'. [...] _gur_ ta-ad-ni-in-ti i-di x [...]
8'. [...] _gur#_ ta#-ad-ni-in-ti _e2_ {d}ki-[ti-tum?]
9'. _6(asz) 1(barig) <gur>_ ta#-ad-ni-in-ti KA lu2 [{d}ki-ti-tum?]
  blank space
10'. _szunigin_ 7(disz) szu-szi _2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> gur sze-ba_ [...]
11'. {d}ki-ti-tum PAD szi-ka-ri _sze-ba mi2-[kur? ...]
12'. _{munus}nar{mesz} gub-ba{mesz} lu2 hun-ga{mesz}_
13'. _gurusz-sze-kin-tar{mesz}_ u2 ta-ad-ni-in-ti _e2_ [{d}ki-ti-tum?]
14'. [_iti_ ki-in]-kum# u4 3(u)-kam
15'. [_mu alan] igi#-du zabar_ da-an-nu-um-ta-ha-az _e2_ {d}tiszpak u2-sze-lu!-u2#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P385792

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1933-0223 + Ashm 1933-0224
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1933.223 + Ashm-1933.224

References

  • primary: OECT 13, 263

    [Dalley1991OECT13] Dalley, Stephanie, and Norman Yoffee. 1991. Old Babylonian Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Texts from Kish and Elsewhere. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 13. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

  • history: EVO 29, 185-217, 186-187

    [Viaggio2006Amministrazione] Viaggio, Salvatore. 2006. “Sull’amministrazione Del Tempio Di Ištar Kitītum Aishjali.” Egitto e Vicino Oriente 29: 185–217. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24239164.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-09 at 15:18:46 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-05-22 at 01:28:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 08:09:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-11 at 01:28:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-05 at 05:27:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 13, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P385792.
OECT 13, 263 artifact entry (No. P385792). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385792 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 13, 263 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385792 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {OECT 13, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385792},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - OECT 13, 263 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OECT 13, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P385792.
OECT 13, 263 artifact entry (No. P385792). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385792 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 13, 263 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385792 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2026OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {OECT 13, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385792},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/9/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P385792
LB  - CDLI:P385792
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - OECT 13, 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385792
ER  -
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